204: Advice for Incoming Foreign LLM Students

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about LLM programs, focusing on foreign students who don't have a JD and are doing an LLM as their first exposure to the US legal system.

In this episode we discuss:

• What are the characteristics of an LLM degree, and who is likely to do one?
• What challenges foreign students should consider when thinking about starting an LLM in the US
• The Socratic method of teaching, which is often used in US law schools
• How you can prepare to do well in the LLM and get the most out of the experience
• Planning ahead for the bar exam if you intend to sit for it
• The importance of getting feedback on your writing if English is not your first language

Resources:

• Start Law School Right (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/start-law-school-right/)
• Bar Exam Toolbox blog (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-blog/)
• Bar Exam Toolbox podcast (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast/)
• AdaptiBar (https://www.adaptibar.com/)
• Practice of the Week (POW) MBE Workshop (https://barexamtoolbox.com/practice-of-the-week-pow-mbe-workshop/)
• Strategies & Tactics for the MBE, by Steven Emanuel (https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B06XJFKBW5?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_0000_ft)
• Podcast Episode 198: Pre-1L Life Logistics (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-198-pre-1l-life-logistics/)
• Podcast Episode 78: Advice for First-Time Bar Exam Takers (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-78-advice-first-time-bar-exam-takers/)
• Podcast Episode 80: Bar Exam 101 – An Introduction (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-80-bar-exam-101-introduction/)
• Law School Toolbox blog: Why Would You Want to Get an LLM? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/why-would-you-want-to-get-an-llm/)

Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-204-advice-for-incoming-foreign-llm-students/)

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Alison & Lee